Unhide Operating System Files In Vista
Windows Vista by default hides the operating system files so you can’t delete or change them, but you can make them visible again in Explorer by changing a few simple settings. Here’s how.
Adding Icons To Your Desktop
The first time you start Vista you normally don’t have any Desktop icons, not even My Computer. I guess Microsoft is going with the uncluttered look now. Well its easy to get the default one back. Here’s how.
Get An Expanded Right Click Menu
When you are browsing files and folders in Windows Explorer you can get an improved “Right click menu” by holding down the Shift key when you right click a file. As you can see in the screen shots the expanded menu add’s the ability to Open a file as read only, Pin an item to [...]
Cracking Windows Passwords
It seems like many people are in need of resetting or cracking forgotten passwords lately so I decided to find a good Password Cracking program. After trying out a few I like Ophcrack live CD the best for passwords under 14 characters.
Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a [...]
How To Change What Program Opens A File
Sometimes windows will forget what program to open a file with and opens it in the wrong software program, or maybe the file doesn’t have a program associated with it yet. You can follow these steps to choose the program you would prefer that file use. You can change this setting for an individual file, or [...]
Create A Custom Desktop Toolbar In Vista
You can add your own custom toolbar in Vista and pin it to the side of your monitor, Here’s how.
Step 1. Right click the Desktop, click new and then folder. Name it whatever you want to call your new toolbar.
Step 2. In the folder your going to place shortcuts to whatever you want on your [...]
Editing Photos In Vista With Windows Photo Gallery
The Windows Photo Gallery is a replacement for the old Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in XP, it allows you to import your photos from your digital camera, Flash card or a CD. You can also have the program erase the photos from the camera after you import them. It also has some basic editing functions [...]
